How Astralis are Changing the Nade Meta around CSGO 

I think they're trying to unlock HE-grenade achievements

Very good editing at 3:45 showing both the actual position of Karrigan and where he would have been if Astralis had got their timing right. Good job, mate.

HE are really important on ct side just -10hp with a nade and you can 1shot headshot the T's

Twistzz is like an HE magnet in this video, in almost every single clip he catches one

Could you do a video on when NOT to use utility? I've found a lot of the time giving your position away or making yourself vulnerable for a few seconds isn't worth it.

Brilliant as per usual. Literally you’re my favorite CS youtuber/analyst right now.

Astralis looking so dominant right now it’s insane, hopefully they can keep form for a while

1:17 - "Deep banana control"

twistzz: NOOO YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE HALF OF MY HEALTH WITH JUST A GRENADE! Astralis: Haha nade go boom

Very nice editing at 3:16!

10:00 intense 3 vs 2 situation, Device: Ight imma head out

Astralis > Golden State Warriors

New Astralis video. Here we go babyyyyy!

Damn u r good at noticing that little things that make the difference!! Keep the awesome work up dude :D ! U definitely top my fav C's RU-vidrs !!

Astralis are the team that took csgo to the next level

This is already a tactic in some fps games that are popular in my country called Point Blank(search it on google) or Piercing Blow in US. Its called a spam bombing tactic. Basically you search some spots and taking advantage of map glitches, bounds and stuff to throw a grenade to certain positions to break the enemy defense or attack. Search it on youtube for spam bombing techniques in Point Blank and see the similarities

Saw this in my recommended section and now I'm subbed

Love these kind of videos, keep them coming! Also noticed the editing of karrigan's position, awesome work, buddy!

One of the biggest reasons as to why astralis is at top rn imo is Magisk. I mean what a player. He is a force to be reckoned with. He is coming back to his old form back then in dignitas when he was dropping numbers and multifragging almost every single round. The guy is like a not so poor man's coldzera. Smart, consistent, plays his angles amazingly, and is actually one of the best sprayers in the game right now. He is the stability astralis needed so that players like dupreeh and device can go aggro and take over games whenever they feel like it. Amazing simply

Grew video dude really well structured, edited and explained. Very informative.

Astralis has the best CT at inferno, they always have banana control.

That is actually amazing. If you wanna make sure that no one is holding a specific angle just throw HEs.

I can now finally say that csgo is a strategy game, not just some people running around and talking to each other.

I would love to see CS:GO harbor an tactical meta. Really loved slow pace rounds done by 2015 NaVi and F3 of all teams. Nice video as usual

Great video. Been awhile since I’ve watched but great to see you still creating content

underrated channel, great vid!

Good job at 3:45 man. Loved it!

nice to see the game gets more tactical. Nice video man:)

I do this for a long time now, prioritising HEs, I always buy one rather than two flashes. With lack of teamwork and worse awareness than the astralis players I go down/get caught with nade out sometimes, but I usually get the most HE kills in any match I play. HE stacks were in the pro and casual meta for a while now, but only in very few situations, usually the drop area on cobble, banana on inferno or fountain on overpass. I didn't think they could be used this effective but with good demo analysis and teamwork astralis found a ton of spots they can prenade against certain teams. Notable here the window nade stack on mirage against faze, knowing they like to play with two there. I think this will change the way the game is played, but fitting in the long term shift that is going on. The game gets more dynamic and away from static holds. What's the counter to a nade stack? A well timed push and unexpected positioning. I believe in a few months we will see teams play even more dynamically and throwing the nade stack in every now and than to make sure the enemy has to do the same. That sounds like something faze could abuse to dominate again because their players are so skilled, but let's see

Damn good analysis mate. They've changed the way this game is played.

incredible analysis. well done my friend

10:02 How device is dieded ? wtf :D

Xyp9x nading skill is over 9000! I mean the timing and the way he throws

CSGO/Valve should change the nade-meta. You can't even do 1 DMG when high-explosive grenade is blocked by a particle

Loving these Astralis videos, would love to see one on how Magisk plays the pit position on inferno

This is why I love Astralis. And your channel.

Wow, using nades as a team? What a huge meta change!

Love the astralis videos. Like i have said before, your videos are something special. Keep uploading and you will blow up one day

Great vid, very informative. Keep up the good work!

Astrails making me love the game more and more..

Amazing analysis! First time I saw a video from you. Keep up

Pro flashbangs are so scary. You never see the actual flashbang but you get blinded anyway

Man you earned a sub instantly such good explanation, and why nades are so powerfull if used correctly

That overlay replay for the b site nade stack made me wet!

I was waiting for this video so much!

Those were some fantastic nades

Thought it was a caster talking at first then I realized it's you

Oh shit I thought this was 3kilksphilipp video for a second

Wow great video, keep up the great work!

Just watched the mayor, gla1ve threw a nade from banana to B site and killed 2 people, he used the sky barrier to reflect it. Insane.

Great video and a lot of work on it. Keep it up New sub!

Great content man

Keep up the great content! Really good analysis, and it makes me happy that people are noticing this new style, love it

Its actually a no brainer that this team can produce high impact in every game just by utilities alone when they communicate effeciently like kids on a walkie talkie. Play compe with bunch of strangers and youll findurself flying from a friendly nade

how did you do 3.46? great video btw

Very well analysed

What does banana control means and why it is used

title should be "how device is changing the nade meta"

I learn so much from your videos, thank you

Amazing, I gotta try this! Thx ;)

3:47 How did you do that?

This is some high quality content! Keep it up :)

SeanGares level quality. Keep it up as usual!!

Rofl at 9:10 all I could think was how sorry I felt for Twistzz, he always seems to be on the worst f'in side of Astralis' grenades rofl. I can just imagine him raging every time a grenade practically dinks him on the forehead.

7:08 is that a middle throw grenade, or a normal left click and move backwards throw?

video about holding utility sounds great

I love my grenades in any game, because they're awesome. Thank you, Astralis!

I freaking love Astralis

tbh if team liquid have stewie become a good igl like Glave and pick up their pace and strategy like they used to instead of heavy 1v1 pug plays, they will win a major.

Elmapuddy can you show us some good inferno strategies I could use with my team that include how to get control of mid and/or inferno to get in smoking and molly positions?

Nade stacking is really strong, idk why pro teams didn't consistently use this strategy in their games before. With 3 HEs, you're spending $900 to instantly take out one or more enemies.

Great video 👌 keep up the great work 💪

Its valve that is changing the meta though.

Step 1 : Knowing enemy position Step 2 : Get a teammate to throw nade together

Thanks purge, oh wait best oh wait joke ever c'mon

Nice video as always

this is one of the many reasons i love watching Astralis. just high level CS.

What do you mean they're changing nade meta? This shit is done literally in every MM and faceit match in any chocke points or standart awping positions/holding angles as long as you tell your team to do it. It's also not unusual to drop 1-2 mollos + 1 nade into a spot to make sure the person dies if the area is too big to accurately guarantee a nade kill.

For the love of Gaben, get this man more subs.

They use battlefield tatics to take objetives in cs:go, and retake as well.

In my opinion an he is a hit without a pick, if you know where the enemy is why not get free damage or even kills without exposing yourself?

Good stuff again

good ol days

I don't think they really changed the meta in a major way. They only added another possibility of team strategy. If it was a meta change EVERYONE would do it now which is not the case. Also nade stacks aren't new at all to CounterStrike. Astralis didn't invent this. They just are a team that uses this strategy more than others (one strategy of many).

10:03 device killed himself

maybe nadeking need to join astralis

You never watched the Grenade Meta from BIG?

Dupreeh aim hack at 9:56? Check slow mo. You can put it on 0.25 to hear elma on some serious shit.

after watch this videos i really needs nades usage tutorial.. on solo queue or team >.

I don't play CS so forgive my ignorance. @3:11 how did he see the guy. He was flashed before the guy came around the wall. Did he predict the guy was coming around? He followed him a bit with cursor is all. Could be luck/skill and my lack of knowledge about how they play.

could you do a video on your opinion of Sk's future and they're potential

these videos are really good

Damn thats an informative video!

So I am confused now... Which is better? A molotov or a nade? Pls Elmapuddy tell me...

3:49 karigan gets hit but still 100% health or csgo tv bug?

"relatively Kqly " :D

2.20 terrorists ddnt have any nades to throw ! and if you say they could have saved it for later.. then again they might have used the nades to clear off some other angle! it doesn't add up bro.

Poor twistz. He is mostly nade by Astralis.

convinced me with that meta

This will make me throw HEs more than mollys and flashes lol